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3. Invisible World
August 24, 2022
Across the globe, animals have evolved an arsenal of invisible tools to navigate and survive life on Earth, using sounds, noises, and aromas that are beyond the scope of human perception. In this episode, we enter a world where insects use ultraviolet light to guide them to their food, female elephants rumble well below the range of human hearing to attract a mate miles away, and ball pythons use thermoreceptors on their mouth to detect the radiating heat of its prey, all thanks to their remarkable super senses!
2. Super Powers
August 17, 2022
The animal kingdom is full of creatures with astonishing powers. They can carry fifty times their own weight, change their appearance in the blink of an eye, and even walk on water. But, head-to-head, who reigns supreme in the battles of life and death? Using the latest science and research, we scour the globe and pit animal superheroes head-to-head to find the strongest, the most toxic, the masters of disguise, and the greatest escape artists on the planet. It
1. Super Sight
August 10, 2022
Throughout the animal kingdom, the sense of sight has been honed by evolution over millions of years to give creatures that extra edge to meet the challenges of their environment. From the African savanna to the skies of North America to the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea, we examine the role eyesight plays in the wild, including cheetahs, who hunt using their 3D vision, impalas, who detect danger by seeing in panoramic widescreen, pigeons who find food using tetrachromatic vision, and sea urchins whose entire body is one giant compound eye.
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Where to Watch Supersenses
Supersenses is available for streaming on the website, both individual episodes and full seasons. You can also watch Supersenses on demand at Philo, Amazon, Fandango at Home, FuboTV and Apple TV.
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CastKristen Krohn
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Premiere DateAugust 10, 2022
